Author : George R. Rekela
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780894907586
A look at the life and accomplishments of Anfernee Hardaway, the star point guard for the Orlando Magic. Strong guidance from his grandmother allowed Hardaway to develop the determination and the discipline needed to be a great basketball player. He became a star player for Memphis State College. After being drafted by the Magic, he was elected as the NBA's Rookie All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
Author : Brad Townsend
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822536529
Presents a biography of the professional basketball player whose versatility on the court helps make his team, the Orlando Magic, one of the best in the league.
Author : Wayne B. Drash
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 32,86 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 147671021X
Documents the story of "Penny" Hardaway, tracing the injuries that halted his progress as a star athlete and his decision to coach the Lester Middle School basketball team in Memphis, where he helped young players to overcome gang violence and domestic abuse to become state champions.
Author : Ken Rappoport
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780766015166
A biography of the great point-guard of the Orlando Magic and his rise to being a superstar of the NBA.
Author : Richard Rambeck
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 18,62 MB
Release : 1996-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781567663150
Surveys the basketball career of the young point guard for the Orlando Magic, Penny Hardaway.
Author : Bill Simmons
Publisher : ESPN
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0345520106
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.
Author : Reyan Ali
Publisher : Boss Fight Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1940535204
When NBA Jam dunked its way into arcades in 1993, players discovered just how fun basketball can be when freed from rules, refs, and gravity itself. But just a few years after the billion-dollar hit conquered the world, developer Midway, publisher Acclaim, and video arcades themselves fell off the map. How did a simple two-on-two basketball game become MVP of the arcade, and how did this champ lose its title? Journalist Reyan Ali dives deep into the saga, tracking the people and decisions that shaped the series. You'll get to know mischievous Jam architect Mark Turmell, go inside Midway's Chicago office where hungry young talent tapped into cutting-edge tech, and explore the sequels, spin-offs, and tributes that came in the game's wake. Built out of exhaustive research and original interviews with a star-studded cast —including Turmell and his original development team, iconic commentator Tim Kitzrow, businessmen and developers at Midway and Acclaim alike, secret characters George Clinton and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Doom co-creator John Romero, and 1990s NBA demigods Glen Rice and Shaq—Ali's NBA Jam returns you to an era when coin-op was king.
Author : Carl W. Grody
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766014718
Examines the life of basketball star, Keith Van Horn, from his childhood in California, through his years the University of Utah, to his professional career with the New Jersey Nets.
Author : Sam Smith
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 14,79 MB
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1626815097
Thirty years after Michael Jordan’s first NBA game comes an oral history of his legendary career, told by the men who played with him and against him, coached him, and witnessed first-hand the iconic greatness of the most dominant athlete sports has ever seen. Featuring interviews with: Larry Bird • Magic Johnson • Phil Jackson • Reggie Miller • Isiah Thomas • Reggie Theus • Chris Mullin • Doug Collins • Dominique Wilkins • Steve Kerr • John Paxson • David Stern • Gregg Popovich • Derek Harper • Bill Walton • Karl Malone • Horace Grant • Joe Dumars • Danny Ainge • B.J. Armstrong • Marv Albert • Grant Hill • Jerry Colangelo • Bill Cartwright • Jerry Reinsdorf • Johnny Bach • Rod Thorn • Rick Barry • Kevin Loughery • David Axelrod • President Barack Obama • and many more! Written by Sam Smith—author of the New York Times bestseller THE JORDAN RULES and recent inductee into the NBA Hall of Fame—THERE IS NO NEXT assembles a cast of Hall-of-Famers, teammates, opponents, coaches, and others who experienced the ferocious drive and unparalleled greatness that defined Jordan’s career. Packed with previously untold stories and stunning insight into Jordan and his six championships, THERE IS NO NEXT is the last word on why there has never been, and will never be, another Michael Jordan.
Author : Stew Thornley
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766015142
This thrilling biography profiles the Los Angeles Lakers basketball player, discussing his childhood in Philadelphia, his decision to skip college, and his success with the Lakers.
